About Term Dates

termdates.com was established to provide accurate, up-to-date term date and school holiday information to parents of children in primary and secondary schools throughout England and Wales.

United Kingdom Term Date Structure

Local authorities set term dates which apply to all Community, Voluntary Controlled, Community Special Schools and Maintained Nursery Schools.

Academies, Free schools, Voluntary Aided schools and Foundation schools are able to choose their own dates but many follow the same dates as the Local Authority. Although these schools can set their own term dates, they are still required to open for the same length of time as the previously mentioned schools.